Yarn holder support



Dec. 16, 1947.. c. JOSEPH nan HOLDER SUPPORT Filed larch 21, 1947 INVENTOR CARL JOSEPH I BY: 6 ATTORNEV Patented Dec, 16, 1947 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE) YARN miii arsprron'r 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for supporting yam holding cones or tubes.

Yarn holders usually are in the form of paper or fiber cones. Inasmuch as the cones vary as to the diameter or their-bases as well as their pitches there has been the problem of providing supports for the cones which would be adaptable to different cones irrespective of their dimensions. Heretofore, supports have been provided which are restricted to use ,with a cone of speciflc dimensions'or in some cases'may be adapted to cones of some variation in dimensions but the range of dimensions forwhich any particular support maybe used has been rather limited. Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a support which may be used in conjunction with yarn holders of widely varying base diameters, pitches and shapes.

Supports previously provided in the art which take the form of a V-shaped spring wire element,

fled in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

' In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation. view of the yarn holder support showing the initial position of are somewhat difiicult to manipulate since they require the application of pressure on the nose of the cone in placing the cone on the support. Therefore, a further object of this invention is toprovide a support wherein the manipulation of its elements to receive the yarn holder is relatively simple and requires a minimum amount of eflort.

A further disadvantage of the wire type cone supports resides in its inability to accommodate itself to a wide variation in cone sizes. when the cone size is changed substantially, either the spring wire element must be changed, the spring wire is reshaped, or an adapter must be used. Therefore, another object of this invention is to parts of the support relative to the yarn holder;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the support showing the final disposition of the parts of the support relative to the yarn holder;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the sup port showing its use in conjunction with a tubular type of yarn holder;

Fig. 4 is a partial side elevational view ofthe support corresponding to the viewshownin Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of. Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, [0 designates the yarn holder support embodying the mounting bracket l provide a device of the character described which.

is adaptable to-a wide range, of cone sizes. and shapes without the need for modifying the device.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a device of the character-described which will accommodate tubular types of yarn holders by using .a portion of the same device which is used to support the cone type of yarn holder.

Still a further object of'this invention is to provide a strong, durable, compact device of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture,,easy to manipulate The same comprises a channel shaped I, an offset bracket I2 secured thereto and which in turn has mounted thereon invention.

a flxed arm or bar I3 and a spring supported bar ll.

The mounting bracket ll comprises a web l5 and flanges l6 and I1 extending from the ends thereof and at right angles thereto. Flange I6 is formed with a through opening l8 and flange i1 is formed with a through opening [9 which is in substantial alignment with opening I8. The flange l1 further comprises a tongue 20 struck out therefrom and extending inwardly of said:

flange and adjacent opening 19. The mounting bracket II is adapted to be removably received to suitable portions of textile machinery in a manner well known in the art.

Extending from the mounting bracket H is the offset bracket 12 which comprises a wall 2i secured in contact with web iii of mounting bracket II by means of rivets 22 or the like. Extending from wall 2| and at right angles thereto is a wall 23 and extending upwardly therefrom and at right angles thereto is a wall 24. Removably mounted on one side of the wall 24 is the arm and yet practical and eflicient to a high degree inuse.

' Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious, and in part hereinafter pointed out.

' The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements,

- and arrangement of parts which will be exempli- I3 by means of screws 25 or thelike. The arm 13 comprises a rectangular shaped bar having one end thereof substantially coextensive with the adjacent end portion of wall 24 and the other end extending beyond the upper end of wall 24 as shown in Fig. 1.

The spring supported member I4 is also secured to the wall 24. The same comprises a resilient,-

28a. The arm portion 21 is secured to the wall 24 by means of the screws 25 and the arm portion 29 is removably secured to a rectangular shaped bar 29 by screws 30 or the like. The lower portion of bar 29 extends below the mounting bracket H as well as the lower portion of arm l3. The bar 29 in its normal position is inclined with respect to arm l3 as shown in Fig. 3., The upper end portion of the bar 29 extends above the upper edge of the mounting bracket ii and substanv tially as far as the end portion of the wall 24 of the offset bracket l2. The spring member 26 normally maintains the bar 29 in a position inclined with respect to the bar I3 as shown in Fig. 31. The lower portion of the bar 29 constitutes a handle for the purpose hereinafter described. When the device is to be used to support a cone shaped body 3|, pressure is applied against the handle portion of bar 29 causing the bar 29 to move against the action of spring member 26, thereby bringing the upper portion of bar 29 into proximity to the bar l3. While holding the bar 29 in such a position, the cone body 3i is placed with its open bottom portion over the bars [3 and 29. As shown in Fig. 1, the bar I3 will extend inwardly of the cone body a substantial distance while the bar 29 will extend just within the lower portion of the cone body. Upon releasing the lower poriton of the bar 29, the action of spring member 26 will move the upper portion of the bar 29 outwardly until it contacts a portion of the cone body 3|, as shown in Fig. 2. The spring member 26 will maintain the .bar 29 in its cone contacting position so that the cone will be supported against ordinary movement. When it is desired to either remove the cone 3| from its support, it is only necessary to pull on the apex portion of the cone body in an upward direction thereby removing the cone from the support.

Alternatively, the application of pressure to the handle portion of the bar 29 to move the upper portion of the bar 29 inwardly, will also serve to release the cone body from the support or to permit its rotation on the support.

The upper end portions of the bars [3 and 29 serve to support and. secure the cone body by hearing on the inner portion of the cone body.

It will be apparent that cones of various base the device thereby eliminating the need for a' series of supports -to accommodate cones ferent sizes.

The device embodying the invention may also be used'to support yarn holders of the tubular type. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a tubular holder 32 may be slipped over the arm l3. The diameter of the holder 32 may vary and still be properly supported inasmuch as the arm i3 is mounted in a vertical position.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,'it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

of difpositions relative to said arm.

1'. In a device'of the character described comprising in combination a bracket, an arm secured to said bracket and extending therefrom, a bar, a bent strip spring member located between said arm and said bar, said spring having one arm thereof fixed to said bracket, the other arm of said spring member being fixed to said bar, portions of said bar extending beyond either side of said bracket.

2. A bracket, a rigid arm on said bracket and extending therefrom, a bar, and spring means interconnecting said bar with said bracket, said arm extending beyond one end of said bar. and said bar extending beyond the opposite end of said arm, said spring being located between the overlapping portions of said bar and arm, said spring comprising a strip of spring metal having one arm attached to the bracket, and a second arm attached to said bar and a portion interconnecting said arms.

3. In a device of the character described comprising a channel shaped mounting bracket, an ofiset supporting bracket thereon, said offset supporting bracket comprising a wall extending beyond said mounting bracket, a rigid arm secured to said well and extending therefrom, a bar and a spring member, said spring member comprising arm portions and an interconnecting portion, one of said arm portions being secured to said wall, the other arm portion being secured to said bar, said arm extending beyond one end of said her and said bar extending beyond theopposite end of said arm.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination of a channel shaped mounting bracket, said bracket comprising a web and ear portions extending angularly from the end portions of said web the said ears being formed with substantially aligned through openings therein, an oflset supporting bracket, said supporting bracket comprising a wall in contact with the web of said mounting bracket, a second wall extending outwardly from one end of said first wall, a third wall extending upwardly from the end of said second wall, a rigid arm on said supporting bracket, said arm being secured -in contact with 'aid third wall and extending therefrom, a bar, a resilient metal spring interconnecting said bar/ and said third wall, said spring comprising two arm portions and an interconnecting portion, one of said arm portions being secured to said third wall and the other arm portion being secured to said bar, said arm extending beyond one end of said bar and said bar extending beyond the opposite end of said arm, said spring bein adapted to permit movement of said bar to various angular CARL JOSEPH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Country Date France June 22, 1926 Number Number 

